Chapter 71 Unsuccessful Search

The sun was high in the sky.

The scorching sun penetrated the lush shade of the trees and fell into the backyard.

In the yard, Lin Jiangnian slowly finished his training.

He was sweating all over, his clothes were soaked with sweat, and his originally fair face and skin were flushed.

He was panting, and he felt that his muscles were trembling all over.

Tired, too tired!

"Your Highness, drink some water."

The maid in the corridor not far away, with sharp eyes, had already walked quickly to the side of the prince and handed over the prepared tea attentively.

Lin Jiangnian picked up the teacup and drank it all. Feeling unsatisfied, he grabbed the teapot and drank it from his mouth.

"Your Highness, slow down..."

The concerned voice of the maid came from the side.

Lin Jiangnian put down the teapot, and then he felt much better and refreshed.

"Your Highness, wipe your sweat."

At this time, Xiao Zhu came to the side of the prince with a towel, her face slightly red, tiptoed, and carefully wiped the sweat on the prince's body, face, and forehead.

Lin Jiangnian looked down and saw Xiao Zhu holding a towel with a serious face, gently and carefully wiping the sweat off his body.

Although the little maid was not skilled, she was very serious. That serious little face was a little cute.

After carefully wiping the sweat off the prince, Xiao Zhu felt relieved. When she came to her senses, she saw that the prince was looking at her, and she was a little flustered. Her little face blushed and she quickly lowered her head.

Lin Jiangnian retracted his gaze, glanced at the little maid, and then glanced back at the attic not far away.

He had good eyesight, so he could naturally see a peeping figure in the attic.

Xu Lan!

But he didn't take it to heart.

After finishing the morning practice, Lin Jiangnian dragged his tired body to take a cold shower, changed his clothes, and felt refreshed.

The servants in the mansion had prepared lunch. After lunch, Lin Jiangnian rested for a while and felt that his body had recovered a lot of strength.

He set off to Sun Moon Lake, in front of Ruyi Tower.

The lake was calm, and the Ruyi Tower standing on the lake was still towering into the clouds.

Lin Jiangnian stepped into Ruyi Tower as usual.

This was not the first time he came here, and Lin Jiangnian was familiar with it.

And the purpose of his coming to Ruyi Tower today was naturally to find the Xuanyang Map that the woman in red mentioned last night!

The woman in red was sure that the Xuanyang Map was in this Ruyi Tower.

However, she had never seen the Xuanyang Map before, and she didn't know what it was. She could only describe it roughly. Lin Jiangnian had never seen similar items in Ruyi Tower before.

Logically speaking, Xuanyang Tu, as something more important than Xuanyang Heart Technique, should be stored in the locked seventh floor of Ruyi Tower.

But last time Lin Jiangnian looked through the whole room, the furnishings in the room were very simple. Apart from the Xuanyang Heart Technique he saw in the drawer of the desk, there was nothing else unusual.

However, thinking of the affirmative look of the woman in red, Lin Jiangnian still planned to look for it.

The woman in red went to great lengths to let him pretend to be the prince of Lin Wang just to get the Xuanyang Tu, which was enough to show how rare and precious it was.

Lin Jiangnian also wanted to see what kind of magical object the Xuanyang Tu was.

Even the Xuanyang Heart Technique could only be regarded as a fragment of it... Could there be a more complete and powerful technique in the Xuanyang Tu than the Xuanyang Heart Technique?

Lin Jiangnian's heart was moved!

Ruyi Tower was still as deserted as before, with a familiar bookish atmosphere and a strong scent of ink.

Lin Jiangnian was not in a hurry this time. Coming to Ruyi Tower to find Xuanyang Map was only one of his purposes. On the other hand, Lin Jiangnian wanted to browse the thousands of secret books stored in Ruyi Tower.

As the saying goes, read a book a hundred times and its meaning will become clear!

Now Lin Jiangnian has just started to learn martial arts, but apart from Xuanyang Heart Method, he has not yet begun to understand any real martial arts. Whether it is fist and foot kung fu, or swords, sticks, he knows nothing.

However, this does not affect Lin Jiangnian's understanding of these in advance.

Although it is said that martial arts are about precision rather than variety, this Ruyi Tower contains almost half of the martial arts secrets in the world. If Lin Jiangnian can understand and memorize most of these martial arts secrets, and wait until he is familiar with the martial arts routines of all kinds of martial arts in the world. If he encounters them in the future, he will have a way to deal with them.

Knowing yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger!

This huge Ruyi Tower is a treasure house of priceless treasures for Lin Jiangnian!

It must not be wasted.

…

After searching and reading in Ruyi Tower, Lin Jiangnian really didn’t find any items related to Xuanyangtu.

No one knows what Xuanyangtu is, and such a blind search is like looking for a needle in a haystack! Although the woman in red is sure that Xuanyangtu is in Ruyi Tower, but…

Who can guarantee it?

The result is not surprising, and Lin Jiangnian is not discouraged. Since he can’t find Xuanyangtu, he also flips through the martial arts secrets stored in the attic.

With a good memory, he secretly memorized these martial arts secrets and prepared to study them after returning.

It was not until two hours later that Lin Jiangnian put down the book in his hand and heard footsteps from the attic, accompanied by the familiar sound of sweeping the floor.

He realized something.

The familiar old man appeared in the attic.

Still wearing a gray and black coarse linen robe, hunched over, holding a broom and slowly sweeping the dust in the attic.

In Ruyi Tower, both the floor and the bookshelf are almost spotless. Obviously, it was closely related to the diligent cleaning of this old man.

"Senior."

Seeing this old man, Lin Jiangnian immediately walked forward slowly.

The old man turned around and raised his eyes: "It's your highness!"

The old man's eyes were calm: "Your Highness, are you here to read and study again today?"

"If you have nothing to do, let me take a look at the martial arts secrets treasured in Ruyi Tower..."

As if he thought of something again, Lin Jiangnian suddenly looked at the old man in front of him: "Senior, I have something to ask you."

The old man shook his head gently: "Your Highness has already said it. What kind of senior is this bad old man like me? Your Highness does not need to be more polite..."

Even so, Lin Jiangnian did not underestimate the old man in front of him.

Zhiyuan's master?

Although from Zhiyuan's mouth, I learned that the old man in front of me did not know martial arts. But being able to become Zhiyuan's master despite not knowing martial arts highlights the power of this senior.

Especially since he can walk freely in this Ruyi Building, this alone is enough to show that he is extraordinary.

"I haven't asked the senior's name yet, how to address him?" Lin Jiangnian asked tentatively.

The old man sighed softly and raised his eyes, with a slightly cloudy look in his eyes: "Name? I've probably forgotten it..."

"My surname is Li. Your Highness can call me whatever you like."

The old man waved his hands, obviously not wanting to talk more about this topic.

Lin Jiangnian's heart froze.

Your surname is Li?

This Li surname was the national surname in the Daning Dynasty!

Then why did Li Qianlin, who was just the son of a minister of the Ministry of Punishment, dare to run wild in Linjiang City and even openly provoke Prince Lin?

In addition to his family's reputation and status in the court and his good relationship with the third prince, the more important reason is that his identity is inextricably linked to the current royal family.

The senior in front of me is named Li. Thinking of his mysterious origin, could it be...

What is the relationship with the Tianjia of the Daning Dynasty?

After a brief thought, Lin Jiangnian quickly regained his composure and chuckled: "It turns out to be Senior Li..."

However, the old man glanced at Lin Jiangnian and sighed: "Your Highness, if you want to ask anything, just ask it?"

"My prince does have one thing that I don't understand, and I would like to ask Senior Li to explain it..."

Lin Jiangnian paused for a moment and asked casually, "Senior Li, have you ever heard of... Xuanyang Picture?"

When he heard this name, the old man with cloudy eyes and hunched body seemed startled.

He slowly raised his head and looked at Lin Jiangnian: "Xuanyang Picture?"

"Exactly."

Lin Jiangnian nodded: "Senior, have you heard of it?"

There seemed to be a flash of light in the old man's eyes, but it quickly disappeared and fell into turbidity again.

"Your Highness, where did you hear the Xuanyang Picture from?"

Lin Jiangnian said calmly: "My prince has gained some clues from Xuanyang's mental method... I was browsing the information in the building before and found a few words about Xuanyang Diagram..."

When he was looking for Xuanyang Diagram today, he saw introductions to Xuanyang Mind Method and Xuanyang Diagram from several books.

"However, those materials did not explain the Xuanyang Diagram in detail, but only mentioned some rumors. The Xuanyang Diagram seems to be related to the Xuanyang Mind Technique?...Senior Li, have you heard of it?"

The old man's cloudy eyes seemed to be old and without any strength. He slowly stopped the broom in his hand and shook his head slightly: "Never heard of it."

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes: "Have you never heard of the Xuanyang Picture, even the seniors?"

The old man sighed: "This bad old man like me is just a sweeper. How could I know those things?"

But Lin Jiangnian didn't believe it.

The 'sweeping monk' in front of me is not ordinary.

"To be honest, senior, I have been practicing the Xuanyang Mind Technique recently, but I always feel like it is missing something... so I just came to this Ruyi Building to find the answer. Unfortunately, although there are many books in the Ruyi Building, But it can’t answer the doubts in the junior’s heart. The senior is well-read and has stayed in this Ruyi Building for many years..."

"If the seniors know something, can they help the juniors clear up their doubts?"

The old man was startled and glanced at Lin Jiangnian. A trace of doubt appeared on his old face: "It shouldn't be..."

Lin Jiangnian stared at him: "What shouldn't be done?"

The old man looked puzzled: "The Xuanyang Mental Method is complete as a mental method. How could there be anything missing?"

Lin Jiangnian's heart skipped a beat: "Senior, have you seen the Xuanyang Mind Technique?"

"That's not true."

The old man shook his head: "Today, the only people who practice the Xuanyang Heart Method are the prince... and now His Highness."

Lin Jiangnian was shocked.

only?

Doesn't this mean that the handwritten version of Xuanyang's Heart Method was written by Lin Hengzhong?

Did he suddenly realize this Xuanyang Mind Technique from the Xuanyang Diagram?

"As for the Xuanyang Diagram mentioned by His Highness..."

Speaking of this, the old man glanced at Lin Jiangnian and shook his head gently: "I've never seen him before!"

"Today, the only person who has seen the Xuanyang Diagram is probably the prince. If your highness wants to know and understand the doubts in it, you should ask the prince..."

"..."

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